Hi,
> How do I properly disable NetworkManager so applications
don't think
> my wired network is offline?
First, do a
systemctl stop NetworkManager.service
systemctl mask NetworkManager.service
Get well informed about the mask command in "man systemctl".
Awesome, that fixed it, thanks.
Then, configure properly the wired network interface to use the old
network service (most notably, pay attention to "NM_CONTROLLED" keyword
in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<yourwiredinterface>).
It was already set for ifcfg-p22p1, so I've added it to ifcfg-br0.
Finally, when everything is set up properly, do a
systemctl enable network.service
systemctl restart network.service
or do a "start" instead of "restart" if it is not active already.
Yes, this I had already done. Networking was working; it was just
applications that seem to be dependant upon NetworkManager control.
> My network is then functional, but Evolution and sometimes
Firefox
> complain the network is stopped yet still enabled. If I disable it
> with systemctl entirely, Xorg crashes with the following:
What do you mean by "entirely"? How exactly did you disable it?
I just meant I used both "stop" and "disable".
> Any ideas of how to properly disable NetworkManager so
applications
> don't stop working?
All apps should work, regardless of NM or network.service being active,
as long as everything is configured so that the latter two don't clash
into each other. If Xorg or other things crash, it's a separate issue.
We'll see if it happens again with Xorg next time I restart.
Unbelievable it would seem so reliant upon NM. There are thousands of
/var/spool/abrt directories, all from the same login.
Make sure that NM is masked and network.service is correctly
configured
and operational. After that, report separately any issues that you might
have with other apps.
Very helpful, thanks so much. Do you know of a doc that explains the
proper way to set up NM to provide bridging for kvm and virt-manager?
How do I even access the NM network management GUI from within GNOME?
I really hate this new GNOME.
Thanks,
Alex